It is a fact, strange but true, that Santa Claus’ corpse ... at the merchant stalls of the port of St. Nicholas and set forth ...

The gist of it is this: In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey.

Hearken to the true story of Nicholas, the Saint of Sailors who became a bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born to a wealthy wheat merchant at Patara in late-second century Turkey, around 300AD. He ...

Little, if any, material remains directly about the real man from the 200s and 300s CE, nor do any of his personal writings ...

Nothing evokes the holiday spirit quite like the iconic figure of Santa Claus. With his plump figure, rosy cheeks, notorious ...

THE true face of the man that inspired Father Christmas can be seen for the first time in almost 1,700 years – after ...

Archaeologists say they've found Tomb of St Nicholas who inspired the story of 'Santa Claus.' They uncovered a six-foot-long limestone tomb with a raised lid and pitch roof buried up to six feet ...

Greece celebrates Saint Nicholas, known in the Christian Orthodox faith to be the predecessor of Santa Claus, on Dec. 6th.

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

The image was based on the likeness of St. Nicholas. Contributing: Cailey Gleeson and Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A version of this story was published in 2021, 2022 and 2023.